building a go kart from scratch has been a fun and wallet deflating experience lol.

[souperman000]

wow, good work so far, really turning out slick.

 

[devilstear]

thank you will update as soon as i have motor mounted and rear axle ,sorry for the bad pics i work on this kart towards evening an stop by mid morning thats why its always dark lol..

 

[devilstear]

ok some more pics finish hooking up the last stuff on the kart and got the shocks on with motor and tc took me all night its 3am in morning now i gotta get sum sleep,just waiting on parts and deciding on type of tires to get so its almost done as soon as gear and chain arrive haha...hopefully the way i got the tc and jackshaft setup will work ok seems like it should..

 

[devilstear]

where i live it almost seem pointless to wash of dirt on a kart or a car lol..

 

[devilstear]

i will post new pics soon some parts jus came in the gear for axle,but i forgot to get a hub so i can install it dam my carelessness has cost me to delay thing so im ordering it right now ..

 

[devilstear]

ok finally i got the parts i needed to install my rear axle on ,progress is slow but manage to fix the front sheet metal that was ripped ,the tires on it were just put on for temporary not actual wheels for it,today im gonna be receiving the rest of jackshaft components and front wheel hubs,gears,ect hopefully i can get this running in two weeks,this should give me enough time to finish the rear exhaust support brackets but i did install rubber gourmets under the motor,and it works real nice in absorbing any vibration this thing barely shakes, so far this is what i been able to finish here are some more pics if anyone wants to see,now i need to catch some sleep.

 

[landuse]

Looking good. Have you got enough lights to see what you are doing?

 

[devilstear]

lol, i mustve been imagining remote control car toys while i was building this...

 

[devilstear]

yeah i work with a headlamp but it does get hard to see some spots

 

[devilstear]

hi nothing new i just thought maybe you guys would rather see the kart in daylight so im just uploading these real quick i know its kinda hard to make out the kart when its dark outside sorry guys,enjoy these for now while i go pick up the new parts..

 

[Nodroz]

That's just an awesome pair of rims! Looking good mate!
Where did you buy that exhaust? It's just epic!

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Are your engine mounts slotted for chain adjustment? If so, you may have problems with the rubber mounts.

You'll need to find a way to bracket that muffler securely. It has a lot of leverage on the engine, and you risk breaking the cylinder head.

 

[Nodroz]

You'll need to find a way to bracket that muffler securely. It has a lot of leverage on the engine, and you risk breaking the cylinder head.

Was thinking about this too. It might not way a lot, but once you're going a bit off-road or on hubbles, it can damage the cylinder head, like Toystory said.

 

[devilstear]

hi Thanks for the heads up, yes the exhaust will have support just havent been able to get to that otherwise for sure it will break off half way down the road lol putting me in shear embarrassment so thats something i dont plan to experience.

 

[devilstear]

Are your engine mounts slotted for chain adjustment? If so, you may have problems with the rubber mounts.

hmmm, i get what you mean,thanks for looking out,the metal box its mounted on right now had slots to adjust but didnt fit the duromax motor so i had to extend it by welding extra length of metal to it and drilling new holes for it,so right now it can only be mounted in one way and cannot be adjusted,will this cause another issue, if so what would be the best way to mount it you guys are way more experienced with these then me so im willing to listen and take any valuable advice thanks again

 

[ratrodder]

howd you make the air filter mounts?

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Are your engine mounts slotted for chain adjustment? If so, you may have problems with the rubber mounts.

hmmm, i get what you mean,thanks for looking out,the metal box its mounted on right now had slots to adjust but didnt fit the duromax motor so i had to extend it by welding extra length of metal to it and drilling new holes for it,so right now it can only be mounted in one way and cannot be adjusted,will this cause another issue, if so what would be the best way to mount it you guys are way more experienced with these then me so im willing to listen and take any valuable advice thanks again

You could either hard-mount the engine (no rubber) on slotted mounts to allow chain adjustment, or, mount on rubber in non-slotted holes ans use a separate chain tensioner mechanism.

 

[devilstear]

howd you make the air filter mounts?

like what do you mean,lets see the adapter on the carb i ordered from agk gx390 intake adapter,when i got it,it did not fit cause duro max 2 bolts were to short so i cut them at particular spots after measuring and welded extra lenght to both bolts,you got to make sure heat is high enough to melt extension into bolts or when you tighten it will just break on you then its just a matter of find the right rubber size for the arm i just used elbow shape pvc and two layers of rub adapter over the other to be able to install the intake cone ,i hope somewhere here i have answered your question if not, ill be glad to post pic of the things used.

 

[devilstear]

thanks alot toystory,i decided to just install it without rubber and make the necessary slots required for chain adjustment but i do have a question, How tight are we to adjust the chain and how much slack can we have to still be tolerable 1\4in? ill post pic once chain arrives,Thanks in advance

 

[devilstear]

That's just an awesome pair of rims! Looking good mate!
Where did you buy that exhaust? It's just epic!

sorry Nodroz i forgot to mention it the exhaust is from Apexi a manufacture in the racing industry for import autos the one you see here is a Apexi N1 3in inlet exhaust for Turbo applications made in gold Bronze color,